Kyle’s Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack
Kyle’s Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack For the past year, Kyle has been using the Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack for all his fishing outings. The Headwaters Guide Hip Pack is…
Fly Tying: The San Juan Worm
Winter, tying season. It’s cold outside, so more of our fishing time has turned to tying time. At home or here in the shop, we are refilling our boxes and…
Fly Boxes: What We Like and Why
Fly Boxes: What We Like and Why We’ve been seeing a lot of guys in the shop gearing up for the tying season. We are too, especially during Duranglers open…
Open Fly Tying Night December 18
We will be in the shop tying our own bugs and we hope you come and do the same. Although this is not an instruction night, there will still be plenty…
December 2014 Fly Fishing Report
December 2014 Fly Fishing Report Give yourself the gift of fly fishing this holiday season…by going fishing! Or better yet, give someone ELSE the gift of fly fishing this holiday…
Black Friday Week
Black Friday…week? That’s right, Black Friday WEEK here at Duranglers! Not content with just one day or one weekend of great deals; we wanted to extend our Black Friday sales…
Open Fly Tying Night, November 20th
It’s that time again. We will be in the shop tying our own bugs and we hope you come and do the same. Although this is not an instruction night, there…
Sage Salt vs. Sage Method
Sage Salt vs. Sage Method [button title=”Shop Salt” link=”https://duranglers.com/shop/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] [button title=”Shop Method” link=”https://duranglers.com/product/sage-method-fly-rod/” color=”green”] The ‘best’ salt water rod. Does such a thing exist? If you…
November 2014 Fly Fishing Report
November 2014 Fly Fishing Report For a fly angler in the Rocky Mountains, November begins to implant nagging and impure thoughts of “staying home” instead of fishing. Gone are the…
Duranglers First Open Fly Tying Night Announcement
The first installment of Duranglers Open Fly Tying night will be Thursday, November 6th at 6:00 PM. Hard to believe but Winter is quickly approaching. And that means it’s TIME…
Scientific Anglers Sharkwave Siege Fly Line Review
Some may ask “Why would I need a niche fly line? My current fly line works just fine.” Well, niche fly lines are not for everyone. That is why we…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: After Action Report and Lessons Learned
I Went Steelhead Fishing I should have taken the advice before I went. Or not. I can’t decide yet. Either way; I went steelheading. I can say I went steehead fishing…
The 5 Best Fly Tying Blogs You Should be Following
Kyle and I have been throwing around the idea of getting a lot more fly tying here on the Duranglers’ blog. We have had a few installments, but are hoping…
Corqs Strike Indicators Review
Corqs Strike Indicators have become one of the more interesting products we are carrying this fall. Made out of cork, these indicators are a throwback to the old style cork…
Fall Vallecito Pike on the Fly
If you hit it right, fall can be a spectacular time for pike on Vallecito. Peter, Mark, and Peter’s dad hit it right. Pike fishing should be solid for the…
Weminuche Hanging Lake and Other Trever Photos
We thought some of these photos were too good not to make a post; so here they are. Trever makes lots of multi day trips to our surrounding high country…
October 2014 Fly Fishing Report
October Durango Fly Fishing Forecast October roughly translates to “streamers” in trout bum speak. With the shorter days and cooler nights, our local water temps have dropped and fish are one…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Gear
Being a fly guy, I am a gear junkie…heck it probably has to do with being male. I like gear. I like good gear. I like stuff to work the…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Relax and Practice
I am currently sitting at just over a week away from heading out to Oregon. Steelhead fever hasn’t taken me fully. I am not sure it could until I actually…
Made in USA Fly Fishing Gear
Made in USA Fly Fishing Gear There is a dichotomy behind the idea of “buying local”. On the one hand, buying local means supporting the local economy as well as jobs…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Advice
My journey has been set. Dates booked, reservations made, equipment gathering is in full force. I am going steelheading. Since my first post went live a few weeks ago; I…
Fishing the Ross Animas on the Animas River
I recently had the opportunity to head out and shoot a short promo video with Jon of Left Coast Media for the soon to be available Ross Animas Reel 5/6. …
18 Inch Creek Trout
John an 18 inch creek trout this summer. Read out how to find fish like this for yourself in our Guide to Fly Fishing the High Country.
September Durango Fly Fishing Forecast
September Durango Fly Fishing Forecast The end of Summer has begun. As melancholy as some feel, it is a fact we all have to face. The height of summer dry fly…
Buying Waders Online: A How To Guide
Buying Waders Online When it comes to buying waders, most folks head on down to their local fly shop or sporting goods store to get fitted before they purchase a…